U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been an ardent opponent of raising the country’s debt ceiling to avoid default, but she did not cast her vote on the issue Wednesday.
The bill passed 314-117 in the House with bipartisan support, well over the simple majority needed, so Boebert’s vote wouldn’t have been the deciding factor in the matter. But the far-right congresswoman, whose sprawling district covers Colorado’s Western Slope, repeatedly spoke out against the move.
“This country’s financial standing is already on the edge of a cliff,” Boebert wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “This current UNLIMITED debt ceiling increase is the burst of wind that is going to send us right over.”This current UNLIMITED debt ceiling increase is the burst of wind that is going to send us right over.“Once we fall off that cliff, there’s no going back,” the tweet continued.
A spokesperson for Boebert confirmed that the congresswoman did not intend to miss the vote. She and fellow Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck both said in a news conference Tuesday that they would vote against the debt-ceiling deal, . Many Republicans criticized the measure, arguing that negotiations with Democrats didn’t do enough to cut government spending.of raising the debt ceiling.“The Swamp did its old song and dance and pretended to listen to the American people, but as soon as the backroom deal was made, it was predetermined that it would pass,” Boebert said. “I certainly wasn’t afraid to vote against the bill, as I have been advocating against it all week.
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